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The only things that help are keeping moving and stretching- gently trying to touch my toes seems to loosen it up. I think a proper diagnosis is the best thing though, then he can see what helps him.

Yes I have had this on and off in my right leg for a long time, in my case it's confirmed sciatica from a bulge in a disc rubbing on the nerve. It flares up and gets better. At the moment I have no pain. When I do it's from the right side of my bottom down my leg. My hip bone aches too. It...

Thanks for replying Bcgirl. That's interesting about the pain meds. I don't take any regularly but if I do it's just a couple of paracetamol for an occasional headache/cold. Doing some digging and looking at past blood test results, I suspect that PPIs might have something to do with it. I've...

I've just looked at my annual diabetic review blood test results online and my egfr has dropped from 71 (last July and September) to 57. Creatinine is 92, in abnormal range. Of course I am worried. I had a kidney scan in the autumn because I had trouble controlling my blood pressure and all was...